(Business in Cameroon) - On October 21, 2019, Ibrahim Talba Malla (photo), the Cameroonian Minister of public procurements, signed a decree setting the limit and nature of public procurements to be awarded to SMEs, craftsmen, community organizations and civil society organizations.

The procurements covered by this decree are those involving the construction of basic infrastructures, roads and dredging, sanitation, furniture, agribusiness activities, and intellectual services.

For craftsmen and very small businesses (employing less than 5 people with an annual turnover not exceeding XAF15 million), the cap of procurements they can contest for is XAF15 million.

Small businesses (firms employing from 6 up to 20 people and whose yearly turnover is over XAF15 million but does not exceed XAF250 million) and medium-sized businesses (employing between 21 and 100 people with a yearly turnover comprised between XAF250 million and XAF1 billion) can compete in procurements for contracts worth up to XAF50 million.

As far as community organizations and organizations of the civil society are concerned, the cap is XAF30 million.

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